Dreams and Nightmares
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​Dreams and Nightmares

Students will create an original work of art that represents a personal dream or nightmare using the following activities: Thematic Exploration, Idea Generation, Solution Finding, Making, Reflection and Self Assessment
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Work must be:
*original and thematic
*show the illusion of depth (previously taught)
*show an understanding of value (previously taught)
*include one or more of the following media; collage, graphite, colored pencil or paint
(previously taught)
    OR a 3D media such as recycled objects, yarn,  cardboard, 

Idea Development
Unlikely combinations, juxtaposition, luck of the draw, random choices


Idea Generation

Look at the following sites to gain some understanding of what other artists have done.

Art UK: Dreams and Nightmares

When Nightmares in Paintings were all the Horrifying Rage

Art History;s Iconic Depictions of Dreams, from the Renaissance to Surrealism

5 Paintings Inspired by the Bizarre World of Dreams
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​The Art of Dreams
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